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Greg Rusedski is expecting Roger Federer to win a record ninth Wimbldedon title, beating Rafael Nadal in the final, while he believes Serena Williams will match Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam wins.

The former world No. 4 is enthralled by the men’s quarter-finals line-up, which takes place on Wednesday, with some huge names left in the draw.

Federer is the heavy favourite to defend his title, but Rusedski wouldn’t be surprised to see Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both pushing him hard, with Juan Martin del Potro and Milos Raonic as dangerous outsiders.

‘I expect the final of 2008 – a Federer-Nadal final, I think that’s what everybody is hoping for globally,’ Rusedski told a small group of reporters at the All England Club.

Men's Wimbledon quarter-finals

Women's Wimbledon quarter-finals

‘Djokovic is getting closer to where he once was. You know, [Marco] Cecchinato at the French Open was a match he felt he should have won and then get to the finals, he had a match point at Queen’s and he’s sticking with it.

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‘But the team getting back – [Marian] Vajda and all the team – that was the key ingredient in Monte Carlo.

‘Del Potro, don’t ever discount him, he’s a guy who’s won a Slam, won the US Open going back in 09 and got semis in the French.

‘Raonic is a danger man in that section with that serve – good luck to anybody with that – and he beat Federer last time when he got to the final. From my point of view, it’s a very exciting quarter-final line-up in the men.

Federer is expected to win the title (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Will Serena win the title? (Picture: AFP/Getty)

‘And on the women’s side, it’s Serena and then no seeds left really so you’ve got to think Serena and Roger have got to be the favourites for No. 9 at the moment.

‘You feel like it’s getting closer with [Angelique] Kerber and players like that but you just feel Serena wants to define history. Coming back from having a child and what she’s accomplishing, it’s incredible.

‘She wants to go down as the greatest ever, no argument, no discussion and if she wins here she’s 24 and wants to get to 25 so there’s no argument about it.

‘Roger wants to get to 21, Rafa wants to get to 18, Djokovic wants to get to 13 to get into the mix again so lots of storylines.’